Moldova’s legislature has amended the Tax Code to raise the VAT registration threshold to 3.2 million lei, a move that the Ministry of Finance only partially supports by proposing 1.7 million lei. The current threshold, effective 1 January 2026, stands at 1.5 million lei, and the EU directive caps the limit at 85 000 € or its equivalent.
The legislature proposes raising the threshold to 3.2 million lei.
The Ministry supports a partial increase to 1.7 million lei.
The change took effect on 1 January 2026.
The EU Directive caps the threshold at 85,000 € or its equivalent in national currency.
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